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Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act

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This Act may be cited as the Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act.
Paragraph (12) of section 108(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7106(b)) is amended to read as follows:
Whether the government of the country has made serious and sustained efforts to—
prohibit the purchase of commercial sex acts to the extent such prohibition is within the authority of the central government or implement a policy against the purchase of commercial sex acts to the extent that prohibition is not within the authority of the central government;
educate buyers of commercial sex on how traffickers exploit prostituted persons for human trafficking; and
reduce demand for participation in international sex tourism by nationals of the country.
The amendment made by subsection (a) takes effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and applies with respect to determinations under subsection (a)(4) of section 108 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 that are made on or after such date of enactment.

Legislative Timeline

3 actions
  1. May 26, 2026
    Introduced in House
  2. May 26, 2026
    Introduced in House
  3. May 26, 2026 House
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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